InstaDerby is a new site that challenges Instagram users with a weekly theme -- for example, robots or spring.
"I had just become addicted to Instagram and felt there was something missing -- a more social, exploratory and competitive element -- that I wanted to explore," says Jackie Prince, InstaDerby's founder and president.
Users submit their photos using the appropriate hashtag, then accumulate as many votes as possible by sharing their photos with family and friends.
The "Top 100 Stallions," as the photographers are called, are featured on the site's leaderboard. The top three are awarded bronze, silver and gold medals, based on the number of votes their photos receive.
Each week, the leader of the competition wins an Instagram-themed prize, such as credit to sites like StickyGram or CanvasPop.
"InstaDerby is unique because it opens Instagram up in a way that no other site or app has done, by showing how people from all over the world interpret the same theme," says Prince. "It's also a great way to make new connections on the platform, by discovering new photographers to follow and earning new followers."
We've rounded up some of the past challenges and their winners. Think you have what it takes to be a Top Stallion? Let us know in the comments.
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